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If a worker is worried about being eaten alive by a WTC they should decide to do a different, safer line of work, ( I know I would now knowing the fatality rate) that has to be the easiest answer to the problem. Remove self from hazard. If they decide to carry on then they are at Darwins mercy, unfortunate as that may be for some workers who feel they don't have a choice with who they work for.

If using knapsack add an indicator dye, works for me.

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Your obviously ahead of your industry:thumbup1:. I would say that not everything has to be legal to make it safe and make it standard practice. Again don't know how you guys do your risk assessments etc. But if something could quite easily kill you I would be putting measures in to reduce the likelyhood, severity. As for the eager immigrant or any worker for that matter. If you are trained to do the job and you don't follow the rules and practices of the training then it's your own fault. Sure there can be freak accidents outwith anyones control but there is usually operator error involved in most accidents if i'm not mistaken. Unless you are being held at gunpoint you can always walk away from a job.

I think there is a clash of cultures here. In the UK both the employer and employee has duties to ensure a safe working environment. If I went stateside and was asked/told to use a machine that would put me on the top of the chip pile I would happily walk away. I don't think there would be many tree care companies in the UK that would allow 1 or 2 operators to use these machines manually. The risk to the owners freedom would be to high. If they are then i would recon that it would be the most experienced operators who would be working them, not unskilled immigrants. Any machinery I have seen coming from the states has had safety features retro fitted to EU standards. (CE marked) This would say to me that we are more protected this side of the pond regarding safety regulations. Of the limited portrayal of the US logging scene and working conditions in general I think you guys are a few decades behind. That's not to offend the skill and hard graft, just the systems in place. Over the past few years I think our culture is getting even better regarding the mindset of the workers attending training, sure there are older workers who scoff at alot of the new regulations but the younger ones are starting to take it more seriously. Our industry guidelines advise against lone working. I wouldn't think there are many sole traders with monster chippers here. As for the climbers comments. I don't think you can compare the two. The risk assessment would determine if you work from the ground, use machinery(MEWP) or then if appropriate climb. If climbing then the proper gear and climber for rescue. (Which is the same if using a MEWP, need someone at the bottom to bring cage down) Chippers I have been trained on and used have enough safety features to provide a safe working environment and system of planned work. IMO. As long as we all go home safely and don't ruin peoples chip piles, sobering to remember we are only here once. Hope that makes sense!

Phone police and give details, get a crime ref number. Post letter through the door explaining this. That's your good deed done. Have a beer. They will then have to be nice to you if they pop round to get your help. If they are not, close door and have another beer. Or Just have the beer and forget everything else. Either way the beer is wins.

He's a bit of a character all right. The game needs bad boys. I'll be keeping my apples away from the letterbox.

4 of hearts playing card or lucky 4 leaf clover 6 you could do a dice with sixes Like the ones you have done already :thumbup1: Best of luck for the big day. Mine is in September.

I'm sure stihl will be happy with the advertisement.

Phil McKracken

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Too busy doing my nails

Nice find, I like that one.

Definitely a handy spare part to keep in the tool box.

The plastic bit is the chain catcher on mine. I don't think there is any technical requirement for it to be metal instead of plastic. Would think the power of the saw/size of chain and whether it was a pro/home user saw would dictate the strength and material of the chain catcher.

Well done mate. Stay safe.

Loctite 7850. Great at cleaning hands and I don't suffer from dry hands now.

Got a major pro and can't fault it. It's not a chipper but for my work I find it portable enough for my needs. I am not shredding everyday with it mind. Regarding throughput, I can't really quantify, I lay down a ground sheet and and start shredding and gradually reverse it to make nice wee lumps of chippings. Then chuck it in to my trailer. I'm not playing by the clock but I don't feel as if i'm being held back by it. It is quite top heavy though so i'm careful when transporting it.

It should work, had a wee look today at this option. I would make sure you hitch, unhitch from the side away from the exhaust. Haven't worked out how more or less manoeuvrable that would be yet.

Some epic skills on show here. Got background info on them as well. 101 Idiots on a Ladder: Ladder Safety? (Part 4) ? The Ladders Online Blog

Can you not mount one at the back. I've got a G21 and the towbar is mounted underneath the grass chute(inside the grassbag so to speak in collecting mode) Just a 1min job to pull the 2 pins holding the grassbag and presto grassbag off and trailer on. Think they are very similar chassis. I back it onto a kerbed area to make it easier to lift the grassbag back on. I mounted a homemade snowplough to the front a few winters back but was worried about that front plate also its a bit close to those PTO belts.

Anyone tried these?

Yes I saw your name pop up in this months Forestry Journal and was wondering what you were up to these days, so great to have the mark II Bang Tidy thread up and running.

I know those years in a glass factory would come in handy one day! :lol:

If the glass is toughened I wouldn't bother drilling it as you will need a big shovel to clear up all the wee pieces. If you get some metal fixings such as Wall Sign Fixings | Stand-Off Fittings | Edge Support Stand-off | Display Sign Support | Sign Stand-off | Wall Stand-off | Stand Off Wall Fittings - KerolHardware.co.uk If you have a forstner bit big enough you can then drill and sink the fixing in adding a spot of glue or silicone that gives a bit of movement. this will help getting the glass level as well. You can then use a glass to metal glue such as loctite glass glue to bond the glass to the metal and it should dry clear. The UV glass bonding glues are a bit more expensive plus you need a light to cure them.